The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-15

New Freedom Items.-The country east of
the Allegheny mountains has undergone great
climatic change in the past two hundred years.
When Springet Penn, son of William Penn, had
Springetburg Manor, comprising the present town
of York and Spring Garden and Hellam townships,
laid out in the latter part of the 18th century,
read of winter setting in regularly about the mid
die of October and continuing without intermis-
sion until somewhere near the middle of February.
At this time spring made its appearance; the
forests budded into new life and verdure covered
the earth. The primitive farmer sowed his oats
and prepared his corn lands. 1t was nothing new
or strange for corn to be planted on the 10th and
cultivated by the 25th of March. Two hundred
years later let us see how matters stand. The
dates in March correspond to those in May, and
even some of our now enterprising farmers down
at Ruhls planted last year in July, and am
sorry to say part of it is still standing in the field.
Now observe change of two months period
of full sixty days or two-thirds of season. How
will this be two centuries hence? Is it possible
that spring will drift into summer and summer into
autumn If the climatic change continues in the
same ratio it eventually must. Scientists tell US
that Siberia the coldestpart of this earthly planet
once possessed tropical climate. Was it in the
age when heat was derived from the surface of the
earth, or has wonderful climatic changes occurred
there? Return to this country and let us see how
it looked two centuries ago. The entire western
section of York county was covered with dense
growth of woodland, extending from the Mannheim
townships to Warrington. So was it with Adams
and in fact westward, covering the foothills and
highest slopes of the Blue and Alleghanies. But
civilization came into the valleys. The primeval
growth became fertile fields for agriculture. Man
ufacturing has swept the lofty pines from the
mountain tops and their bleak, bald SUBMITS
pierce the sky. Over these the chilly winds
swept down from their icy caverns, and Nature,
by their cold embrace, is hushed into sumber two
months longer. Where these winds originate We
reserve for another time, but there can be no
doubt that though the winters are no longer, we
are subject to colder periods of short DURATION
Meanwhile snow covers the ground and the jung
ling bells chime out the cutter passes swiftly,
the swift coaster or toboggan lands the urchin at
the foot of the hill.
1t is q bad thing sometimes to be walking en-
cyclopedia, especially in the company of the fool
ish. Here is my we'll to-do friend, Mr.. George
Miller, whose forte is rather money making than
solving mathematical problems. However, he has
been of late trying to puzzle me. This is it:
man wishes to fence field 80 rods square. One
side passes over hill and is third longer than
the other sides. Will this side require any more
palirg, posts or railing in fencing? Weanswerd
in the negative, but he can't see the point where
40 rods of fencing can be put in 80 rods of space.
He promised to stand by your decision, and if in
our favor champagne supper will follow. This,
of course, includes gilt-edged invitation to the
Editors of The UNION. D.